View from The Shard + Royal Observatory Greenwich

Highlights: Discover Europe in one day at Mini-Europe in Brussels Experience an animated tour with visual and sound effects of 350 miniatures Including the chimes of Big Ben, the gondolas in front of the Doge’s Palace, the Grand-Place in Brussels and the Acropolis View monuments that have been recreated down to the smallest detail on a scale 1/25th. From the Eiffel Tower (13m high) to the Big Ben (4m high), this is your chance to view the buildings up close. Visit the icon of the World Fair of Brussels (Expo 58,1958), the Atomium, created as an optimistic vision of the future of a modern, new, super-technological world The Atomium houses permanent collections and temporary exhibitions in the museum Marvel at steam engines in Train World, including the Pays de Waes, the oldest remaining steam engine in Europe Travel through two royal carriages and visit an authentic railway cottage. Go on a journey from the very first steam locomotives to high-speed trains and get a glimpse into the future Includes: 1-Day Ticket to Mini-Europe + Atomium 1- Day ticket to Train World Souvenir: Catalogue Guide of Mini-Europe (64 pages in colour) is included in the price for adults   What’s Not Included: Hotel Pick Up’s Food & Drink

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium is New York City's Must See Times Square attraction. What is an Odditorium you ask? An Odditorium is a museum like no museum you have ever seen in your lifetime - Believe It or Not! Venture off the hectic New York City streets to enter a world showcasing the odd and celebrating the weird and outlandish from around the world. Your self-guided adventure is sure to astonish as you come face to face and interact with remarkable relics and rare treasures from around the world in our New York City museum attraction. For over 40 years, Robert Ripley - the real-life Indiana Jones - traveled the world collecting the unbelievable, the inexplicable and the one-of-a-kind. His vast collections praised as “amazing”, “ludicrously strange” and “extremely amusing” are now on display in our exhibits for you to see, hear and touch, Believe It or Not! Located on 42nd Street in the heart of Manhattan, Times Square district. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the unbelievable in over twenty galleries spanning two floors of outrageous video, archival, and interactive exhibits. Whether examining a six-legged cow, a lock of Elvis' hair, 24 shrunken heads, a section of the Berlin wall, or a life-size albino giraffe, a tour through this odditorium will prove that fact is indeed stranger than fiction. Come in and explore the uncanny and witness the amazing in New York City. New Exhibits
Debuting on July 10, the World Trade Center exhibit is a perfect scale model of the New York City complex, assembled from more than 470,000 matchsticks. Standing at 17 feet tall, the wooden wonder was created by artist Patrick Acton of Gladbrook, Iowa.
Set against a graffiti-like back-drop created by the renowned New York-based art collective Tats Cru, the “Fastest Tour of New York” takes place in just 16 steps down a staircase, immersing visitors in the real sounds of the City, from the Bronx to Wall Street.
Guests can add their heads to Ripley’s prized collection of shrunken heads with the new Amazonian Makeover exhibit. Guests simply take their picture at a special kiosk, shrink their head down to the size of a human fist and accessorize with hair, bones and war paint. Images can then be sent to a phone via text or personal email address for further sharing on social media channels.
The new “Recollections” room allows guests to see their dance moves projected and repeated in a rainbow of florescent colors on an over-sized screen.

How to Use the Brussels Card? Your Brussels Card is valid for 24, 48 or 72 hours from when it's first used in a museum You must use your Brussels Card for the first time within a year of its purchase date. How to Use the Brussels Card at the Museum? For as long as your card is valid, you can visit the same museum as many times as you like. You won’t have to pay anything. Simply present your Brussels Card at the ticket desk and it will be electronically validated. Your Brussels Card will be automatically activated the first time you use it. The Brussels Card gives you free access to all permanent collections of the museums. Most of the temporary exhibitions are also included, except for the Old Masters Museum, the Natural Sciences Museum and the Cinquantenaire Museum where you pay the normal entrance fee if you want to visit the temporary exhibitions. How do Discounts work? The discounts for the various attractions, tours, shops, restaurants and bars provided in this guide are for single use only! The discounts remain valid, even after your Brussels Card has expired. To obtain your discount, simply present your Brussels Card and hand over the corresponding voucher you find at the back of the guide. Free Entry to 40 Museums * Participating Museums are updated every February Art et Marges Musée - Museum Autoworld Belgian Brewers museum Belgian Chocolate Village BELvue museum Villa Empain - Boghossian Foundation Botanique Centre for Fine Arts - BOZAR Choco Story Art & History Museum Museum of the City of Brussels Charlier Museum Museum of Fashion & Lace (Museums of the City of Brussels) Erasmus House Musée Fin-de-Siècle Museum Freemasonry museum Halle Gate – RMAH MIM - Musical Instruments Museum (MRAH) La Fonderie - Brussels museum of work and industry The René Magritte House Museum Magritte Museum (Royal museums of Fine Arts) Musée de la Médecine (ULB) Royal Museum of Army and Military History MIMA the Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art Museum MOOF - Museum Of Original Figurines CENTRALE for contemporary art Planetarium of Brussels Natural Sciences Museum Autrique House Sewers museum Musée Oldmasters Museum experience.brussels Wiels - Contemporary Art Centre The Belgian Comic Strip Center Coudenberg Palace Jardin botanique Meise Jews in Belgium museum Train World Kanal - Centre Pompidou

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Opened in 1994, Night Safari is the world’s first safari park for nocturnal animals. Highlights Watch everything come to life by night and discover 2,500 fascinating nocturnal creatures in their natural habitat which spans 35 hectares as you take in the Night Safari. Climb on the guided Safari Tram, a 40-minutes immersive experience, that takes you across 6 geographical zones of the world. Four interlinked walking trails offer close encounters with threatened and endangered species such as the pangolin and clouded leopard. Engage in the interactive Creatures Of The Night Show, where you can learn more about the nocturnal abilities of the animals. Ticket Includes Night Safari Ticket Full Description Home to over 2,500 animals from 130 species, 38% of which are threatened, the Night Safari gives you a chance to get up close and personal with beasts large and small who come out to play after dusk. You’ll travel through discover 7 unique nocturnal zones - from the Nepalese River Valley to the Asian Rainforest and see some of the world’s most exotic species including fearsome predators, primates and cuddly marsupials. The best way to travel through the seven geographical zones is by a 40 minute long open air guided tram. This moving escapade gives you the best seat in the house (or jungle) to observe the animals on the rugged foothills of the Himalaya and the deepest recesses of the Asian riverine forest. Journey through the meandering trail past the authentically created habitats. The naturalistic habitats are designed to simulate the animals’ native habitats and are illuminated with subtle moonglow lighting. The Night Safari also has a no-cage policy and is an open concept zoo. During the visit, make time to experience the live open air shows, showcasing acrobatic animal demonstrations and spectacular tribal dance and pyrotechnics. The Creatures of the Night and Thumbuakar Performance shows add an extra dimension to your animal adventure with their display of animal talent and fire-eating and tribal dances respectively. 

From Edinburgh you will travel west, passing the imposing Stirling Castle, high on its volcanic rock, and on to a visit at Doune Castle* (which featured in the cult movie ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’). From there journey into the Highlands, past Loch Lubnaig and up through impressive Glen Ogle, a steep glen that stretches for 7 miles, stopping nearby for lunch and beautiful views of the surrounding scenery.  After lunch venture further into the Highlands, stopping to view one of the most photographed castles in Scotland, Kilchurn Castle, nestled on the banks of beautiful Loch Awe and stunningly framed by the surrounding mountains. You will then journey to Inveraray, a small quaint town built in the mid-18th century on the shore of Loch Fyne.  Here we have time to explore the town and pick up some Highland souvenirs or pay an optional visit to Inveraray Castle*, the historic home of the Duke of Argyll, chief of the Clan Campbell, which is set in large beautiful gardens overlooking Loch Fyne.  You then start your homeward journey, driving over the Arrochar Alps, an attractive range of mountains, with a brief pause near the top of the Rest and Be Thankful Pass. A little later we reach enchanting Loch Lomond, where you can stop at the pretty lochside village of Luss before returning to Edinburgh.  *OPTIONAL EXTRA. PLEASE NOTE: Inveraray Castle open April-Oct, Doune Castle closed on Thursdays and Fridays from 1st October - 31st March. Alternatives will be offered.  Daily | ALL YEAR  Departs: 09:15 Returns: 19:00